Sex, Violence, and Bad Language: Everything That Makes a Book Great

Presented by: John Rector | Jonathan Woods | S.J. Rozan | Scott Phillips

Categories: Craft | Mature | Sex | Violence | Writing

Mature authors defend the usage of mature topics like sex, bad language, and violence in crime fiction and all the depth they can provide for the plot and characters.

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